‘Richard Burrows evaded justice for decades after stealing the identity of a terminally ill acquaintance – until detectives used facial recognition tool to track him down.’
The Independent, 19th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two men have been found guilty of the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from the Oxfordshire country house where Winston Churchill was born.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Protesters charged with non-violent offences should not be forced to disavow their motives when defending themselves at trial or seeking mitigation on their sentences, academics have said.’
the Guardian, 19th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More patients are likely to be able to claim compensation from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) after further admissions regarding a doctor who sexually abused patients.’
BBC News, 18th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Patel v Patel [2025] EWHC 560 (Ch) was a dispute about the funeral arrangements for Bhikhubhai Rambhai Patel, a widower who died in December 2024.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th March 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘An almost all-female legal team is working out how to challenge a refusal to investigate allegations of intimidating, sexist and discriminatory conduct by a male judge.’
Legal Futures, 17th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers need to avoid being “so seduced” by what artificial intelligence (AI) can do “that they don’t appreciate what it cannot”, a professional negligence specialist warned last week.’
Legal Futures, 17th March 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Today the Law Commission published a consultation paper on friendly societies as part of a review of the current law in this area.’
Law Commission, 12th March 2025
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
‘Late last month, Baroness Deech brought a motion in the House of Lords, “That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements”.The debate came against the backdrop of Baroness Deech having (of course) long pursued financial remedies reform through her Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill. She has gone on record as saying that she and Baroness Shackleton were ‘misled’ when, in 2020, they were “guaranteed” a review of the financial elements of divorce during the passage of the no fault divorce legislation; that we are lagging 50 years behind nearly every other country in the western world; and that financial remedies law as it stands “is so antagonistic and unreformed that it undermines the alleged good points of the no-fault divorce law.”’
Financial Remedies Journal, 13th March 2025
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Four more prisoners serving indefinite jail terms described as “psychological torture” have taken their own lives in Britain’s prisons, The Independent can reveal, taking the total number of self-inflicted deaths to 94.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Home secretary Yvette Cooper acted unlawfully in housing three asylum seekers at a “prison-like” former RAF base, the High Court has found.’
The Independent, 14th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A jailed former NHS nurse who said he got “carried away” when he sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in his care has been formally struck off.’
BBC News, 16th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men lured a record producer to an isolated cottage in a botched kidnap attempt due to his Israeli heritage, a court heard. The kidnappers were motivated by political and religious reasons, as well as money, when they posed as representatives of Polydor Records to target Itay Kashti, Swansea Crown Court heard.’
BBC News, 14th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Ofsted inspector sacked for brushing water off a child’s head was unfairly dismissed, the Court of Appeal has found.’
The Independent, 15th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A post-Brexit visa scheme to fill vacancies in social care was badly designed and enabled “horrific” abuse of migrant workers, the UK’s anti-slavery watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of asylum seekers left in limbo as they appeal against a rejected asylum application has risen by nearly 500% over two years, putting renewed pressure on the taxpayer, an analysis by the Refugee Council has found.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A couple who were fined after they reported finding a migrant on the bike rack of their motorhome have had their penalty cancelled.’
The Independent, 16th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two British women born on the Chagos Islands are set to bring legal action against the UK Government, saying the territory should remain in UK hands and not be given over to Mauritius.’
The Independent, 17th March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, delivered the keynote speech on Wednesday 12 March to the LawTech UK Conference 2025.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 12th March 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘In the London Borough of Redbridge v G (Romford County Court, 5 February 2025), a series of unusual events lead to an assured shorthold tenant becoming a secure tenant.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 10th March 2025
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
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